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Talent Development Specialist, Career Coach, Author, Podcaster
ELENA AGARAGIMOVA
Elena's Bio:
I started my career in higher education, having worked across various institutions, departments and regions. After a few years I decided to expand my reach to adult learners & decided to shift towards corporations - working with them to create learning journeys, build effective talent acquisition pipelines, and develop talent development programs.
As a skilled trainer, I design and deliver programs for diverse audiences globally in person and virtually. If you ask my colleagues and clients, they will tell you I am known for my ability to drive change within individuals and organizations that are looking to reach their potential and maintain their competitive edge in the business world.
In my current role, I am working with a tech consulting firm where I lead on talent acquisition for one of the practices, design and implement a learning and development strategy to help bring on board tech talent, as well as design career paths and growth opportunities for their employees.
I have a strong interest in how we can use science - behavioral and neurosciences - to help people learn effectively, expand their mindset, and overall grow personally and professionally. This is the philosophy I use in my work with clients.
As a career and talent development coach, I have experience working individuals across different generations, supporting them in achieving their professional and personal goals. I enjoy writing and speaking on these topics, and I have been a regular speaker at regional and global conferences, as well as a contributor to Forbes Middle East, and various publications and online platforms globally.
As an entrepreneur – I founded an education platform that prepares youth for the future – Bloom Youth and co-founded Bessern – tech solution for productivity and well-being in organizations.
As an author – I produced two books (and a third one in the making!) – one is ‘Shift’ – a guidebook to help people make a shift in their lives & another one is ‘Rough Guide to Awesome Leadership’ – a practical, fun guide to help new managers succeed in their roles.
Finally, I am a podcaster – I host two podcasts:
‘Shift with Elena Agar’ podcast that focuses on helping people overcome comfort zones and make necessary shifts to thrive in careers and lives.
‘Confessions of a Career Coach’ – a light and informative series where I share my career top advice with the audience and answers your most in demand questions about careers! When I am not leading talent transformation, I volunteer my time to help young students with their career development goals, as well as military veterans looking to make career transition to corporate jobs.
14+ years
of experience working with various institutions and organizations
100+ companies
worked with
1000+ people
positivity shifting minds of 1000+ people
100+ events
speaking events on learning
How we can work together
Whether you are an entry level individual looking to create a plan for your career, or a mid-level manager looking to progress to the next level, or someone who is simply looking for a change, we can help. Elena will work with you to design a step by step plan on how to get from where you are to where you want to be.
Elena provides various trainings for organizations who are looking to develop their individuals to deliver the best results for the business, work better as a team, create a culture of understanding among team members, help with career progression and succession planning, as well as ensure team members are in positions where they can add the most value.
You can read more of Elena’s reviews on her LinkedIn page
As a coach Elena had a tremendous impact on my personal development. She supported me to overcome limiting beliefs, change my mindset and behavior. I consider her sessions as a starting point of an ongoing process to become a better version of myself. On this path many relationships in my personal and professional life have flourished. I see the world with different eyes and like to tackle challenges much more than before. If that’s what you desire, I recommend to reach out to her. She is very approachable, and you will be surprised what’s hidden inside you.
Martin Miksch
Project Manager | Germany
I found Elena a few months ago to help me with my career growth and development. The 1st thing I said right after the 1st session was, "I wish I had found you earlier"! I spoke to many career coaches during my search and after only 5 minutes of speaking with Elena, I knew I wanted to work with her. She has been instrumental in my job search process and much more. She helps me develop the mindset and habits I need to be successful in my professional life. She always provides me with valuable advice and guidance. I've also become her devout LinkedIn follower as she always shares great articles/insights on talent development/success habits/ and much more. She is very responsive, extremely passionate about her work, and truly cares about the success of her clients. I'd recommend Elena to anyone who wants to tap into their potential and finally find out what they are capable of.
Gvantsa Turashvili
Business Analyst | USA
I reached out to Elena in one of the most difficult times of my life and to my surprise she dint hesitate one bit to give me a hand. I have always found her professional and someone who doesn't mind sharing knowledge that would benefit others. Elena helped me polish my speaking and interview skills which were horrible. If you are starting your career or in mid-life crisis, reach out to Elena who will not disappoint.
Nawaf Yusuf
Business Development Professional | Saudi Arabia
I had the privilege of being coached and guided by Elena during her tenure as Manager Of Career and Alumni Relations at the Manchester Business School. Elena’s wisdom and insights were truly inspiring at every stage of my coursework in MBS and a real encouragement. Her motivation helped me to enhance my performance not only at MBS but even in my career. One of the most admirable and remarkable traits of Elena is her positivity and ‘can do’ attitude. She has always maintained that characteristic and continues to motivate her peers and colleagues. I perceive Elena to be one of the most talented career coaches and is well on her way to even greater heights.
Fahed Hasan
Enterprise Risk Specialist | United Arab Emirates
I have had the opportunity to work with Elena over the last year. She has helped me both professionally and personally, she made me realized in order to succeed professionally as well as personally I need to work from within. Elena helped me through my journey to really get closer to who I am and do what I want to do. She helped me gain clarity with some major life decisions and gave me strategies to move forward and implement. Elena is full of positivity and puts you at ease with her presence. Her approach is so subtle and yet so powerful. She is very supportive, lovable, approachable, humble and a true source of inspiration and motivation. I highly recommend Elena for anyone looking for professional or personal help in order to unleash their full potential. She is simply the best!
Farida Natour
Entrepreneur & Business Owner | United Arab Emirates
Media
The importance of building diverse teams and fostering psychological safety (with Jeremiah Allen)
TEDxRITDubai | Living Your Truth | Elena Agaragimova
Why being dangerous is the best way to beat redundancy! (with Erik Kruger)
STEPS TO FIND THE RIGHT CAREER | With Elena Agaragimova
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This book is for people who have enough of knowing what it takes to change but simply find it hard to be motivated and consistent with actions to be an awesome leader. It is for people who believe that life is simply about trying and sometimes failing and that’s ok, as long as there is progress.
The Rough Guide to Awesome Leadership: A Brain Friendly Approach to Take Action and Be an Inspiring Leader
Coaching usually takes place on Zoom. You will receive a link to join each session. Face to face is an option – if the schedule allows - if we are in the same city or when I am visiting your city for business.
I host monthly free webinars where I speak on topics of career and personal development, as well as invite guests. Follow me on LinkedIn and check out my YouTube to see me in action or feel free to reach out to me to book a 15 mins introductory call
For new clients – a single session is not enough to make an impact. Career development and skills topics require at least 4 sessions (1 per week). For returning clients – you can book a 1 hour session.
No, I have clients from all over the world as the sessions take place online. I also travel quite a bit to deliver sessions globally to groups so there is an option for face to face meeting when I am visiting your city on business.